[lostinwilderness]

Hey everyone, I'm back.




My rather strange week back...

I actually got back around 3AM on the 16th. Its been a strange week since. I've been in such a lethargic state I don't know what to call it. I haven't felt up to doing anything. If my mom asks for help with unpacking --- not done. Help with chores --- not done. Checking/replying my emails --- not done. All I've done since I've got back home is sleeping and idling away my time with the limited number of pass-times that do not require deep thought. And now that I've rid myself of said lethargy, it seems I'll have to do overtime catching up. Goes to show that laziness is never the way out.

About my trip:

The trip was a mixed bag in many cases. We were to spend the first half at my grandma's and the second at one of my aunt's. (Its some 8-10 hours train/road travel between the two) While the first part went rather well, most of our time there was riddled with rain. While it meant no photographs (bad thing no. 1); I also caught a cold and was even a little feverish. This (i.e. fever) on the day we were leaving for my aunt's (via overnight train); my aunt's with my aunt, uncle,cousin and most of all my year and a half old nephew whom I was meeting for the first time. Luckily the fever didn't last (only the cold) and my worries about meeting/staying in the same household as my nephew fearing his getting sick too proved to be unfounded. I attended the wedding with some sneezing/cough and an out of order ear only. The good thing is that I had a great time and I didn't have as much trouble as I feared except the wedding where I was a bundle of nerves for more than half the time.

It (the second half especially) was actually a wholly good thing as far as my emotional/mental well being was concerned though I was physically ill and terribly anxious for a parts of it. God's rather ironic sense of humor shining through, I think. The things I worried about never happened and things I didn't worry about cropped up to give me a scare. LOL
I can't see the overall trip as anything but good in that the positives far outweigh the negatives.


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Have a good day all and take care.

[sarahlilianne]

I'm glad that you are feeling better
Lily

[Malachite]

Dear LostInWilderness,

It is great, your journey was such a positive experience. I trust, you have come to the realization, ones often forbboding fears, are far worse than the reality, making the reality a pleasant release.

Your post journey lethargy, was most likely a function of your exhaustion, a consequence of functioning on a schedule. I have always found any schedule, regardless of how moderate, to be somewhat of a burden. Also, I am sure, a period of introspection was in order.

Regardless, welcome back,

Larry